This thesis describes experiments investigating the collisions of alkali metal atoms at
energies between 10− 2000 µK, measured in units of the Boltzmann constant. The atoms …

We propose a method for transferring atoms to a target quantum state for a multilevel
quantum system with sequentially increasing, but otherwise unknown, energy splitting. This …

In this thesis we explore ultracold atomic collisions in the vicinity of a magnetic Feshbach
resonance located at 9.1 G, between 87Rb atoms in the| F= 2, mF=− 1〉 and the| F= 1, mF …

This thesis describes the design and construction of a three-dimensional optical tweezer
system. The three-dimensional aspects were constructed as a modular upgrade to a …